ditzy
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ditzy
First recorded in 1970–75; expressive coinage, perhaps with elements of dizzy and dotty; -sy
Example Sentences
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Nor would it function without Sweeney, who works best in a register somewhere between ditzy blond and tough little scrapper.
From Los Angeles Times
And yet in between the two films she gave as delightfully ditzy a performance as you’ll ever see in Mr. Allen’s futurist comedy “Sleeper.”
Becoming an “American” wife, Butterfly exchanges her kimono for a Western dress and can act like a ditzy ‘30s starlet. The deeper characters in this production are her maid, Suzuki, and Sharpless, the American consul. In these roles, Hyona Kim brings a gripping intensity that grounds Butterfly, while Michael Sumuel proves a brilliantly caring foil to Pinkerton‘s superficiality.
From Los Angeles Times
She starred in six seasons of “Saturday Night Live” from 1986 to 1992, where she leaned into her ditzy blond shtick, ukulele playing and childhood gymnastics training for bits on “Weekend Update,” and she did impressions of Sally Struthers and Zsa Zsa Gabor.
From Los Angeles Times
Previously known for: “Designing Women,” playing ditzy office manager Charlene.
From Los Angeles Times
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